Irish Soccer Statistics and Facts

Irish soccer is full of
weird and wonderful statistics and information. At Soccer-Ireland.com
we have conducted some research into the highly interesting world of football
in Ireland and unearthed some real gems.

For instance did you know
that a former Irish international soccer player has a scoring ratio of
86.66% goals per match played - even Robbie
Keane doesn't come close to that.

Another little known fact
is that the first match played by a senior international football team
to represent the twenty-six counties was in an international competition
known as the Olympics! Even though it wasn't until the Euro
88 qualifiers that Ireland reached a major international finals Ireland's
very first competitive match was at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

We also include facts,
statistics and information about all aspects of Irish international soccer
and the Republic of Ireland football team down through the decades. Facts
such as: